Gqeberha shack dwellers block road, stone cars in protest over electricity and sanitation
700 households share three taps and three toilets
News | 18 August 2021
Millions in Lottery funds spent on one-night “music and arts festival”
NPO was given R4.8 million for the concert
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 10 August 2021
Elderly people waited in vain for hours for vaccines at Gqeberha site
Health department excuse is nonsense, according to researcher tracking vaccine supply
News | 10 August 2021
No water means no service: Hundreds turned away at Gqeberha labour office
The department advised people to visit the Kariega branch or use their online services
News | 6 August 2021
CCMA upholds dismissal of Spar workers in Gqeberha for violating picket rules
Commissioner finds workers guilty of “gross misconduct” and violating a court interdict
Brief | 5 August 2021
Community torch municipal office after shacks demolished
“I was relaxing on my couch when they arrived with their crowbars. They just tore apart my shack” says Gqeberha mother of four
News | 5 August 2021
Elderly getting Covid vaccine have message for young people
“The youth should stop spreading lies on social media about the vaccine. It has not killed me. Instead, I feel safe”
Brief | 3 August 2021
Gqeberha community blame high water bills on the municipality’s failure to fix faulty pipes
“If the municipality had fixed the problem earlier my water bill wouldn’t have accumulated”
News | 19 July 2021
Eastern Cape fishers celebrate chance to once again catch squid
Small-scale fisheries have been given a 15% squid quota
News | 9 July 2021